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Published 30 Aug 2024, 16:42 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Severn Trent Water AMI Meters For AMP8

Official notice

Authority: SEVERN TRENT WATER LIMITED (Public body)·Consortium: 4 public authorities

Framework agreement3 lotsGoodsNegotiated procedure with prior call for competitionSME suitable
Framework ceiling (notional)£200,000,000total for 3 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 27 Sept 2024awarded 3 Jun 2025
Lots 3see the lot list below

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

A contract for the supply of meter assets, connectivity network and data services.

CPV: Communications equipment · Data-transmission equipment · Repair and maintenance services of water meters · Water meters · Wide area network

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
9 bids received · 2 suppliers appointed

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · no lot values published
Lot #1Meter Hardware and Network Connectivity ServicesAwardedRenewal North West, Yorkshire & Humber +4

To Provide Smart Meters and associated communication network capability. Data services also provided.

Volume of approximately 780,000 meters to be supplied with an enabled wide area network, to achieve an applicable data success rate threshold.

Extensions: Options of 3 years · Data to be provided beyond the 5 year term if required.Variant bids: allowed
Lot #2Meter Installation, Exchange and Maintenance Services West Midlands, Wales

Installation services for new meters, exchange and maintenance of the existing estate.

See documents for further information.

Delivery: West Midlands, Wales
Extensions: Up to a further 3 years.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Managed Service ProviderRenewal West Midlands, Wales

Provision of Smart Metering Solution comprising of the supply of meters, network and data.

Installation of meters and maintenance/exchange services across the estate are also required.

This is to be provided by a single supplier.

Delivery: West Midlands, Wales
Extensions: up to 3 years · Data to be renewed past end of 5 year term if requiredVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 55%Price: 45%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical product requirements and service levels in line with specification: 55%
  • Cost of goods and services: 45%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical product requirements and service levels in line with specification: 55%
  • Cost of goods and services: 45%
Lot distribution rule: Lots 1 & 2 to be awarded togetherLot 3 to be awarded instead of Lot 1 & 2 under certain circumstances.
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Two stage process:

    PQQ - shortlisted suppliers progress to RFP stage

    RFP - evaluated as per award criteria issued with documents.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 45 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4.5 points. Quality carries 55 of 100: the paper moves it further than the discount.
  • “Severn Trent Water AMI Meters For AMP8” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
30 Aug 2024, 16:42 BST
Last source update
3 Oct 2025, 14:26 BST
Authority reference
2024/S 000-027819
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-062192
Classification (CPV)
Communications equipmentData-transmission equipmentRepair and maintenance services of water metersWater metersWide area network
Delivery area
North West (UKD6)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE3)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)South West (UKK1)Wales (UKL)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0496f5 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: SAP Ariba · Who buys & how to bid on SAP Ariba
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free buyer-specific invitations
Appointment period ends
27 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

27 Sept 2024 → 3 Oct 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    27 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Notice published387 days ago
    3 Oct 2025, 14:26 BST

Notice history

3 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Sept 2024
  1. Buyer details updated
    13 Sept 2024, 11:28 BST
  2. Status changed to complete
    14 May 2025, 13:55 BST
  3. Buyer details updated
    14 May 2025, 13:55 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineIV.2.2—4 Oct 2024

1 amendment published without a description.

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2024-08: 1 release · 30 Aug 2024

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 2admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 94 from SMEs
Contracts signed 2latest 3 Jun 2025

2 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Contract 062192-2025-1

    Signed
    3 Jun 2025
    Value
    —
    Status
    active
  • Contract 021285-2025-1

    Signed
    7 May 2025
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Meter Hardware and Network Connectivity Services9bids4——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

SEVERN TRENT WATER LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic bodyWater GB-COH: 02366686 · GB-COH: Severn Trent Water Severn Trent Centre, Coventry, West Midlands, CV12LZContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • HAFREN DYFRDWY CYFYNGEDIGContracting authorityGB-COH: 03527628GB-COH: HAFREN DYFRDWY CYFYNGEDIG Wrexham, WalesContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • General CounselReview body Coventry
  • SEVERN TRENT WATER GENERAL COUNSELReview body COVENTRY

Framework contractors & participating bidders

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria